Subsonic Radio Player vs Streamyfin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Subsonic Radio Player
Stream music from your Subsonic server with this official player. Enjoy features like CarPlay integration, lock screen controls, and customizable station lists. Manage favorites, receive notifications, and personalize your listening experience.
- CarPlay integration
- Lock screen controls
- Login authentication persistence
- Favorites management
- Local push notifications
- Configurable station lists
- Light/Dark/Auto appearance
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The Official Subsonicradio Player for iOS and iPadOS (also works on M-Series macOS). Just click the app to start it, select your station and listen to all the wonderful music. Here are the new features: * CarPlay integration * Lock screen controls * Login authentication persistence via Keychain * Pull-to-refresh with active station tracking * “Pro Mode” (Short Names) * Favorites (Display, creating, deleting) * “Magic Bells” * Request Favorite from Favorites list in Settings * Logged in indicator (top right) allows direct access to login/logout * Local Push Notifications (Requests, Favorites, Magic Bells) * Default Station on Startup and Auto-Play (Configurable in Settings) * Full Pending Alerts management * Progress bar/Waveform under now playing track * Marquee Scroll * Long-press on Station List to Favorite/Unfavorite a track * Long-press any “requested” track to see new option to see that users Favorite Tracks List * Swipe gestures for back * Settings: Audio Selector * Settings: Show Stations Selector (pick your stations, similar to monitoring) * Settings: Show Track Icon (on all pages except the large one on the station and queue list) * Settings: Favorites Management * Settings: Show Waveform * Settings: Light / Dark / Auto appearance setting Use the support link or tap Chat in app to come talk to us about the new app and design. We're also great people to talk to...
Streamyfin
Access and stream your entire media library from a Jellyfin server. Download content for offline viewing, cast to your television, and enjoy a seamless entertainment experience.
- Stream movies and TV shows
- Connect to Jellyfin instance
- Download media for offline viewing
- Cast to TV
- Manage media library
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Stream movies and TV-Shows from your Jellyfin instance. Download media to watch on the go, cast to your TV, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Subsonic Radio Player at 4.7 against Streamyfin's 4.2. Subsonic Radio Player also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 71%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Subsonic Radio Player holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 62 and 156 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Subsonic Radio Player's written reviews are positive against 71% of Streamyfin's.
Subsonic Radio Player ships an update fortnightly, Streamyfin every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Subsonic Radio Player | Streamyfin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (62 ratings) — better | 4.2 (156 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 70.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 62 | 156 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ridgeley, LLC | Fredrik Burmester |
Customer experience
Subsonic Radio Player
Streamyfin
Bugs and requests
Subsonic Radio Player
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Streamyfin
Reported bugs
6 issues- Crashes on launch
- Unable to connect to server
- Playback URI errors
- Subtitles not working with downloads
- Crashes when switching between videos
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- Downloading issues and lost downloads
Requested features
8 requests- Playback speed controls
- Picture-in-Picture mode
- Apple TV and Mac support
- OpenSubtitles integration
- Ability to delete media
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- Folder structure support in libraries
- Customizable UI colors
- Improved media metadata display
In-app purchases
Subsonic Radio Player
No in-app purchases
Streamyfin
No in-app purchases
